Sr Business Development Analyst

About the role

This position will support Asset Strategy and Management initiatives within the Electronics and Specialty Materials (ESM) businesses, reporting to the Director of Asset Strategy. The role will work closely with cross-functional teams including Manufacturing, Procurement, Engineering, R&D, and Finance to support analysis and execution of asset-related initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Support efforts to improve return on investment across the ESM asset base by contributing to analyses on strategic supply decisions, cost optimization opportunities, and development of capacity investment cases and portfolio metrics.
• Assist in the development of asset addition/deletion business cases and analyses impacting manufacturing capacity and geographic footprint.
• Support asset-light manufacturing initiatives, including analysis of strategic sourcing, tolling, and third-party partnerships.
• Contribute to identification and analysis of long-term supply/demand balances and help evaluate options to address potential gaps.
• Assist in tracking and analyzing strategic supply transition pipelines, including asset repositioning or divestiture evaluations.
• Prepare analyses, presentations, and materials to support business investment decisions for leadership teams.
• Support analysis for New Product Introduction (NPI), Breakthrough Initiatives (BTI), and make vs. source decisions, including gathering data and building supporting models.
• Assist in connecting STRAP to execution by supporting analysis related to expansions, capacity optimization, and cost improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to the annual STRAP process, including supporting analysis of expansion opportunities and productivity improvements.
• Support development of joint venture or third-party supply business cases as needed.
• Maintain and support data sharing and cross-functional analysis efforts to strengthen supply-side performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Manufacturing, Procurement, ISC, HSE, Engineering, Finance, HR) to support execution of strategic and operational initiatives.
• Conduct market research and analysis to identify potential business opportunities.
• Analyze industry trends and competitive landscape.
• Provide strategic insights and recommendations to senior management.

Requirements

You must have:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or business.
• Foundational understanding of manufacturing and supply chain and how assets influence business strategy.
• Beginner to intermediate-level skills in financial acumen and valuation skills.
• Strong executive-level communication ability. Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills are a requirement.
• Critical thinking capability to conduct independent strategy analysis and recommendations.

We value:

• Minimum 2 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• MBA/MS in business, finance, or other technical/analytical disciplines.
• 2 or more years of applicable experience, with strong marketing aptitude and business interest.
• Strong problem-solving skills to structure and conduct analyses.
• Ability to perform financial analyses (NPV, IRR, payback, etc.) to prioritize business decisions.

Skills

• Analytical problem-solving: Structures problems and delivers data-driven insights.
• Financial acumen (foundation): Supports business cases (NPV, IRR, payback).
• Operations & asset understanding: Understands how capacity and assets impact performance.
• Project execution & collaboration: Works cross-functionally to deliver defined initiatives.
• Communication & learning agility: Clearly presents analyses and continuously builds business knowledge.

Pay

The annual base salary range for this position is $115,699 - $144,624. Please note that this salary information serves as a general guideline. Solstice Advanced Materials considers various factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education and training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations.

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, leading-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Solstice Advanced Materials employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package:

• Employer-subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance.
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability.
• 401(k) match.
• Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Educational Assistance.
• Parental Leave.
• Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave).
• 12 Paid Holidays.

About Us

Solstice Advanced Materials is a leading global specialty materials company that advances science for smarter outcomes. Solstice offers high-performance solutions that enable critical industries and applications, including refrigerants, semiconductor manufacturing, data center cooling, nuclear power, protective fibers, healthcare packaging, and more. Solstice is recognized for developing next-generation materials through some of the industry's most renowned brands such as Solstice®, Genetron®, Aclar®, Spectra®, Fluka™, and Hydranal™. Partnering with over 3,000 customers across more than 120 countries and territories and supported by a robust portfolio of over 5,700 patents, Solstice’s approximately 4,000 employees worldwide drive innovation in materials science.